The first full week of January has come to an end and I am so glad that things are finally starting to slow down for me and I was able to get all the posts done for this week.
Those are all the posts from this past week. I am amazed that I have been able to stay caught up with this blog while my work life has been totally insane most of the week. I think I have reached a point where I should be done with being totally overwhelmed and super stressed but I will know more next week or whenever they inform me of what in the heck I will be doing. I hope you all had a great week and I will see you back here next week!
This week for the writer’s workshop I am going to write about number 3 which is: If the way you spent your New Year’s Eve is any indication of how the rest of the year will go, how would you say your future is looking right about now?
I can only hope that this year will be like my new years eve was because it was quiet and laid back which is something that never seemed to happen to me last year. The past year has been nothing short of insane for me at work and in my personal life. It has been super hard for me to relax because my work life has been so crazy. I am hoping that because I now work for a different company that things will settle down and I will be able to like my job.
I am hoping that because I now work for a different company that things will settle down and I will be able to like my job. It is getting because we now are basically functioning at 100% which is great because it has been a crazy couple of months. The only stressful part is that I have no idea what I am going to be doing so that is always as stressful for me. I hate change so for me not to know what I will be doing is giving me tons of anxiety.
So I hope that this year will be like my New Years Eve was because I don’t know how I will deal with it if turns out like 2015 did.
How about you???
These are the rest of the prompts for this week in case you want to pick one and write about it.
1. Share your 2016 New Year’s Resolution.
2. Did you pick a Word Of The Year for 2015? Share!
3. If the way you spent your New Year’s Eve is any indication of how the rest of the year will go, how would you say your future is looking right about now?
4. Share your top 12 Instagram photos from 2015.
5. Write a blog post inspired by the word: Changed
The Promise of Forgiveness by Marin Thomas wasn’t my favorite book but I did enjoy it. I wasn’t a huge fan of any of the characters when I started the book but after I was a few chapters in I started to like Ruby and her daughter Mia. I liked Mia because even though she acted like she did I could see a lot of myself in her because I too had a rough childhood so I understand on some level why she acted like she did. I enjoyed watching as Ruby & Mia both learned to loved and how to live. If you are looking for a light-hearted book I wouldn’t recommend this book to you because there are tough things talked about and at times it was hard for me to read. If you love reading books that teach you something and that at times make you take a look at your own life than I know you will love this book just as much as I did.
About The Book
A novel of love, forgiveness, and the unbreakable bonds of family from award-nominated author Marin Thomas . . .
When it comes to family, Ruby Baxter hasn’t had much luck. The important men in her early life abandoned her, and any time a decent boyfriend came along, she ran away. But now Ruby is thirty and convinced she is failing her teenage daughter. Mia is the one good thing in her life, and Ruby hopes a move to Kansas will fix what’s broken between them.
But the road to redemption takes a detour. Hank McArthur, the biological father Ruby never knew existed, would like her to claim her inheritance: a dusty oil ranch just outside of Unforgiven, Oklahoma.
As far as first impressions go, the gruff, emotionally distant rancher isn’t what Ruby has hoped for in a father. Yet Hank seems to have a gift for rehabilitating abused horses—and for reaching Mia. And if Ruby wants to entertain the possibility of a relationship with Joe Smith, the ranch foreman, she must find a way to open her heart to the very first man who left her behind.
About The Author
Born in Janesville, Wisconsin. Graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Married my college sweetheart in a five-minute ceremony in Las Vegas. FYI: I only post reviews of the books I enjoyed reading.
I write women’s fiction for Berkley/NAL Trade and western romances for Harlequin Books. My current release is A Cowboy’s Redemption, book 1 in my newest series, Cowboys of the Rio Grande. My first women’s fiction novel, The Promise of Forgiveness,will be released March 2016.
Redeeming Cade by Susan Crawford was a great book. I loved Cade from the start of the book and I just loved him even more as the story went on. There was something that I liked about Darby but I wasn’t totally sure about her because of her being a politician and I didn’t like how she acted from time to time. That being said though I could tell she was a good person and I hoped that things would work out for everyone involved in the book. This is a shorter book which is truly enjoyed because I was able to read it all even though I have been super busy with work. If you are looking for super sweet story to read than I know you will love this book.
About The Book
Cade McGuire has turned a one-eighty. The ex-con is now assistant director at the downtown mission that gave him a fresh start when he needed it most. When Cade attends a press conference and discovers that a woman running for a seat on the city council plans to close the mission, he can’t just stand by. Not even for a politician as beautiful as Darby Phillips.
Darby has been groomed her whole life for a future in politics. The City Council seat is just the first step in following her grandfather’s footsteps and making a difference for the community. When the obviously blue-collar Cade confronts her at a press conference, demanding she come and meet the people she’ll displace with her fancy new entertainment district, she knows refusing would be political suicide. No problem. A few hours at a rundown mission won’t change anything.
As Darby and Cade butt heads over what the city needs most, one unsettling thing becomes clear: though they’re from opposite worlds, they might just be what each other needs.
About The Author
Susan Crawford is an author of inspirational contemporary romance, published by Redbud Press. Before publication, her debut novel, Saving Justice, was named a finalist in the 2014 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis writing contest. Susan lives in Oklahoma City, where she happily crams writing in between being a wife, mom, and small business owner.
Visit her online at http://www.susancrawfordbooks.com to sign up for her email newsletter and be the first to hear about her writing news and upcoming releases.
I have never been so ready for the new year to get started as I am this year. So much has changed and will be changing this year that I can’t wait for it all to happen and then be able to find my new routine. Anyway here are the posts from the past couple of weeks in case you missed any of them.
Those are all the post’s from the past 2 weeks. I hope I will see you here again next week. I have tons of reviews that are going to be coming up and other fun things I hoping I will be able to get done in the coming year. I hope you all have a great new year!
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